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France: Ensure police protection for Mohamed Sifaoui

Mohamed Sifaoui - an Algerian journalist, writer and director living in exile in France - was violently attacked by Islamists in Paris on Friday, June 13th 2008. Why? For his tireless and courageous struggle against fundamentalisms and his defence of secularism. Since 2003 he has benefited from police protection, but since January 2008 it has been withdrawn.

Today, he receives death threats and he, his wife, and their children are in real danger. They live as recluses. The major media sources remain silent. Concerned citizens and human rights defenders have circulated this news and launched a petition on Mr. Sifaoui's behalf.